Author: melyn

Here’s some warning so you can get out your gladrags ready in time for this 10 June Pearls and Tiaras fundraiser for NSPCC:

ON 20 May, Jeff Childs gives a talk to the Llandaff Society about the 19th Centrury society around the time of the heyday of the Glamorganshire Canal

The Trefoil Guild is holding a coffee morning 28 April

Watch the first 50 seconds of this HTV archive film to see some daring skateboarding down the hill alongside the Cathedral in Llandaf.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx0-v-fOOKE&sns=tw

Keep watching if you want to be reminded of G&S Bowlrider decks, Gullwing trucks and Red Kryptonic wheels.

Here’s the information from the YouTube page:

In 1977 the skateboard craze had hit Wales. Professional Welsh skateboarder Paul Roberts was showing off his skills in the new shop ‘Skate City’ in Cardiff and at the Dutch Barn of Rhumney High School.
The ITV Cymru/Wales Archive is based at the National Library Of Wales. For more information on how to access the Archive Catalogue, please visit http://www.archif.com.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nssaw
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This new booklet published by the Llandaff Society and written by Janet Sulley tells of the link between WWI and Llandaf:

There’s a call for applicants to be a magistrate. The closing date is 11 March 2016